Pretend you have the following data for 16 subjects in a study designed to determine whether strong coffee speeds neural processing, in this case defined as reaction time in a simple memory task, with lower numbers reflecting faster processing. The 16 subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: placebo control group vs. coffee experimental group. Here are the results, followed by guidance for the VassarStats program: Placebo         Coffee 28                26 23                18 20                15 28                24 29                24 33                19 34                13 http://vassarstats.net/ #1. What is the null hypothesis for this study? #2. a. State the mean for each group:  Placebo mean =  ??  Coffee mean = ?? b. What is the mean difference? #3. a. What was the level of significance (two-tailed p value)? b. What, then, is the probability that “chance” explained this mean difference given that p value? #4. a. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis given the p value? Accept or reject? b. Are the results “significant” or “not significant?” #5. What is your overall conclusion given your statistical findings?

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Pretend you have the following data for 16 subjects in a study designed to determine whether strong coffee speeds neural processing, in this case defined as reaction time in a simple memory task, with lower numbers reflecting faster processing. The 16 subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: placebo control group vs. coffee experimental group.

Here are the results, followed by guidance for the VassarStats program:

Placebo         Coffee

28                26

23                18

20                15

28                24

29                24

33                19

34                13

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#1. What is the null hypothesis for this study?

#2.

a. State the mean for each group:  Placebo mean =  ??  Coffee mean = ??

b. What is the mean difference?

#3.

a. What was the level of significance (two-tailed p value)?

b. What, then, is the probability that “chance” explained this mean difference given that p value?

#4.

a. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis given the p value? Accept or reject?

b. Are the results “significant” or “not significant?”

#5. What is your overall conclusion given your statistical findings?

 

17                13

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